As the mother of five, with three children still school age in the Poway Unified School District at three different school, I am in an unique position of seeing a broad spectrum of both the wonderful things our District has to offer that need protecting; along with where the starting points for changes are. You can all guarantee it between multiple rotating schedules/early out/late start days and being a “single” parent through multiple deployments I am extremely detail orientated and have logistics skills covered.

I have two Associate degrees, one in General Education, the other in Business. I have over 30 years work experience in the area of bookkeeping, 16 of it right here in San Diego County, while at the same time running an at-home business. My business and bookkeeping background will come in extremely useful as I am reading through all the financial and contract documents for the Board.

After my husband retired from a 25+ year career in the Marine Corps our family decided California, Poway Unified Boundaries specifically was were we wanted our “forever home” to be so our children to have the best educational opportunities available. As a parent of students with disabilities, I have been advocating for my children and others in our community. I have been a member of the Board of Education’s CAC (Community Advisory Committee) for going on six years now, three of which holding an executive office. I am a regular proponent of pushing the boundaries for parents partnering with the District on projects, and for parents to have a seat a the table when it comes to input for new programs and the future trajectory of the District.